1.   India has had normal monsoon rains for seven years in a row and the meteorological office had forecast a normal monsoon for this year as well.

2.   A Hindu temple held a ceremony to call for rain, but the meteorological office said Wednesday it does not expect substantial rainfall until mid-October.

3.   Good rains were forecast over western Zimbabwe as the rain belt moves from the east, according to the meteorological office.

4.   Last week pre-monsoon rains brought some relief to Karachi, but the heat has returned, coupled with stifling humidity, the meteorological office said.

5.   Other officials at the meteorological office in Dhaka predicted the cyclone would hit later Monday.

6.   Pools of water formed in several places and, although the weather relented, the meteorological office at nearby Arnos Vale airport forecast more showers later.

7.   R.K. Kankane, director of the Gujarat meteorological office, said it could make landfall in Pakistan or Iran.

8.   The meteorological office said the haze would prevail until the northeast monsoon begins next month.

9.   The objective of setting up six meteorological offices in the northern region must also have been salutary.

10.   The meteorological office in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu-Kashmir state, predicted more rain and snow in higher elevations Sunday.